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It is the second smallest continent, forming the Western extension of Eurasia.
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What was the impetus for some African nations to participate in the slave trade?
I know that some African nations participated in the slave trade by providing captured enemies as slaves to Europeans, but what are some of the reasons they did? Was it simply a new economic opportuni …
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How was the modern geographic boundary between Europe and Asia decided?
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The modern definition of Europe delimits it from Asia at the Aegean Sea, the Dardanelles-Sea of Marmora-Bosporus, the Black Sea, along the watershed of the Greater Caucasus … What group, or individual, put forward this as the boundary between Europe and Asia? …
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How did Europeans first acquire gunpowder?
However, there doesn't seem to be a ton of information on just how gunpowder made its way to Europe, and what led to its adoption. … So, why, and how, did gunpowder makes it way to Europe, and what led to its adoption? …